Author: Michael Dickens

WTA Tour Returns For Real In Palermo

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) After five months away and three months of global exhibitions, the WTA tour returned for real on Monday afternoon in hot and windy Palermo, Sicily, in southern Italy, for the 31st Palermo Ladies Open. […]

L’Equipe: Gasquet Speaks Out On Palermo, US Open

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) L’Equipe tennis writer Quentin Moynet recently caught up with French No. 6 Richard Gasquet, ranked 50th, who reached the semifinals of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown 2 over the weekend. Gasquet spared no punches […]

Nick Kyrgios: ‘I Will Not Be Playing At The US Open’

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios has joined fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, the WTA’s top-ranked player, in opting out of the 2020 US Open for health and safety concerns. On Saturday night (where it was already Sunday morning […]

Mutua Madrid Open In Doubt – Again

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) El Confidencial, a Spanish digital newspaper, reported on Friday that the Madrid government has sent a letter to the Mutua Madrid Open recommending against playing in its new September dates (Sept. 12-20) due […]